overact
/ˌəʊvərˈækt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊvərˈækt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈakt/ (ame, mw)
overact — 動詞
- overactpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overactshe / she / it
- overactedpast simple
- overacting-ing form
1. to perform or react with more feeling, movement, or surprise than seems believab
演過頭
把反應演得太誇張而不自然
to perform or react with more feeling, movement, or surprise than seems believable, especially when entertaining an audience.
Putri overacted the hospital scene, so the director asked for a calmer take.
Putri 把醫院那場戲演過頭，所以導演要她收一點。
transitive: overact + scene
During rehearsal, Mert overacted and turned a quiet goodbye into a shout.
彩排時，Mert 演得太誇張，把原本安靜的道別變成大吼。
intransitive: emotion pushed too far in rehearsal
Elise overacted the breakup line and made the whole class laugh.
Elise 把分手那句台詞演過頭，害全班都笑了。
Rodrigo warned the new actor not to overact when the camera moved close.
Rodrigo 提醒那位新演員，鏡頭拉近時不要演過頭。
In the soap opera, Aarav overacted every gasp about the missing ring.
在那部肥皂劇裡，Aarav 連對失蹤戒指的每一聲驚呼都演得太誇張。
- ham it up
more informal and often suggests enjoying the attention
- exaggerate
broader; can be about facts or reactions, not only performance
- overplay
often about making a feeling or issue seem bigger than it is
- underplay
perform or present something with deliberate restraint
文法句型
overact
overact + scene / role / line
用法筆記
Most often used for acting, speeches, or staged reactions that feel bigger than the scene needs. English allows both bare overact and overact plus a scene, part, or line, but the transitive pattern sounds more performance-focused.